In the spirit of
Steve Jobs and
Moneyball,
Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley's most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs - a real-life Tony Stark - and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new makers.

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Elon Musk

By:
Ashlee Vance

Narrated by:
Fred Sanders

Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
745

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
669

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
674

South African-born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. He is the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films starring Robert Downey, Jr. The personal tale of Musk's life comes with all the trappings one associates with a great, drama-filled story.

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Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future: Young Readers' Edition

By:
Ashlee Vance

Narrated by:
Fred Sanders

Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
52

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
44

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

With exclusive access to Elon, his family, and his friends, this book traces Elon's journey from a kid in South Africa to a young man in the United States, his dramatic technical inventions, and his world-changing companies. Elon has sparked new levels of innovation in the world, and this book gives young listeners a detailed but fast-paced look at his story.

In
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, veteran technology journalist Ashlee Vance provides the first inside look into the extraordinary life and times of Silicon Valley's most audacious entrepreneur. Written with exclusive access to Musk, his family, and his friends, the book traces the entrepreneur's journey from a rough upbringing in South Africa to the pinnacle of the global business world.